SLUSH 2024 in 🇫🇮 Helsinki

As Europe’s venture and tech ecosystem evolves, collaboration, inclusivity, and innovation remain central to its metamorphosis. At European Women in VC we continue driving change and growth—one initiative and one discussion at a time.

Slush has become a must-attend gathering for entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators. Held annually in Helsinki, Finland, Slush connects thousands of participants from over 100 countries, creating an environment where bold ideas thrive and groundbreaking technologies are unveiled.

European Women in VC at Slush 2024

🌏 House of Impact

HOI is a platform for those committed to accelerating positive impact. This event, brought together impact-driven ventures, investors, families, and organizations for 2 days of transformative conversations and collaborations that lead to real action.

Kasia, Managing Partner at European Women in VC joined the panel discussion on the power of diverse leadership together with Linn-Cecilie Linnemann of Lumo Labs, Michael Tefula of Ada Ventures & Andy Farquharson of A Better Monday as a moderator.

Thank you to Adela Villanueva, Risto Väyrynen & Katja Rouru of The Impact Office (TIO) for having us.

Read more here.

LP-GP Breakfast 💥 300+ LPs, GPs, and Ecosystem Leaders Gathered

We held a Panel Discussion on “Catalyzing Returns and Positive Impact Investments for a Sustainable Future” featuring insights from:

• Fatou Diagne, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Bootstrap Europe
• David Helgason, Partner at Transition VC, founder of Unity
• Kaisa Hietala, Managing Partner at Greencode Ventures, NED at Rio Tinto and ExxonMobil
• Kinga Stanisławska, Co-founder of European Women in VC
• Moderated by Shing Yuin Lo, Partner at Latham & Watkins

Join the discussion & share your feedback here.

This event was organized in collaboration with Tesi, Latham & Watkins, PwC Germany, SAP for growth, Slush.

Read more and see photo gallery here.

Slush Dinner 3.0: A collaboration between Orrick & HSBC Innovation Banking

Kasia & Alicja attended an exclusive dinner that brought together entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators.

European Innovation Council

Kinga met with deep tech companies at the EIC stand and reconnected with old friends. Congratulations to the entire team of European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and European Investment Bank (EIB) working relentlessly to build 🇪🇺 Europe's biggest and most active deep tech investor - EIC FUND!

Innoveit: Pioneering women: driving innovation and investment in Europe

The conference focused on the EIT’s role and impact in boosting female innovation and investment across Europe. Our colleague Kasia joined a panel discussion: “Is the next generation of VC funds ready for deep tech, impact, and diversity challenges?” alongside Inga Grieger of BMW i Ventures, Bertrand van Leersum of Borski Fund & Karin Helmstaedt of Deutsche Welle as moderator.

LP-GP Breakfast by Wellstreet and Kvanted

During breakfast, panelists shared insights on navigating exit strategies in today’s challenging economic climate, featuring Niko Karstikko of Bob W, Evelina Anttila of Wellstreet, Ben McLean of UBS, and Maria Wasastjerna of Kvanted with Maria Lindolm of Wellstreet as moderator.

Roundtable: Profit & Purpose: How venture and growth can drive returns, societal change and impact

Led by European Women in VC founder - Kinga Stanisławska & Julia Wagner of Positron ventures they discussed strategies for accelerating growth, scaling investments, and maximizing impact, with a focus on sustainability and societal change.

Discover “Beyond Returns” report.

Innovestor anniversary: Celebrating the 10 years milestone.

Congrats to Wilhelm and Tommi on building the reference VC on a mission to support and grow businesses that create the greatest impact with good returns! with a top team - Milla Heli Piia Sara Pekka and many others!

International VC Mixer

Alicja joined an event organized by Sandwater, Skyfall Ventures and Oslo Business Region, offering a great platform to connect with top global investors, 🇳🇴 Norwegian VCs, and Norway’s most promising startups.

VC Platform dinner

Alicja and Claudia attended the dinner where comms and platform professionals gathered to exchange ideas and insights. A huge thank you to Louisa Mesnard of Elaia and Claire Walker of Notion Capital for organizing.

Exclusive Investor Dinner

Kinga had the pleasure of connecting with investors from across the ecosystem at an event hosted by Evli Growth Partners, Infravia Capital Partners & People Ventures. Thank you Riku Asikainen for the invitation!

DETECT VC Drinks

Hosted by Voima Ventures and Apex Ventures—insightful conversations, networking, and a great time connecting with the European Deep Tech community.

Supply Chain Breakfast: Hosted by Dynamo Ventures, Ingka Group, and Maersk.

The breakfast brought together founders, investors, and corporate stakeholders from around the world for conversations on supply chain and sustainability.

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